Do Benign Mass Lesions in the Superficial Lobe of Parotid Gland Influence Landmark-Based Search for Facial Nerve Trunk At Surgery?

TP was the most easily available landmark on surgical dissection, while PBDM was the most consistent and the least variable when volumetric data of the benign mass lesions in the superficial lobe of parotid were considered as a factor influencing the distance from the facial nerve trunk.